Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own. I received a complimentary copy of this book from Thomas Nelson through NetGalley.

It was a well-built and touching story, with complex characters and a fresh and magical plot. It isĬlear that the author has much talent for writing and storytelling. However, Nadine Brandes masterfullyīuilds her story with realistic dialogue, well-placed description, a sense of timeĪnd place, and sentences and paragraphs that build on each other well. I don’t usually comment on the structure of a book. The members of the Romanovįamily, although they don’t always get along perfectly, care about each other and Help and a desire to stay loyal to the Bolshevik army. Zash often seems torn between a desire to

Anastasia has decisions that will shape her future and the future of herįamily and nation on her shoulders. The bad aren’t always fully bad, and the good aren’t fully Russian Revolution, and the world is more familiar and real than the new worlds It is not factually going to represent the Has magical elements, but it is set in a historical time period and representsĬustoms and events from that time. Plentiful imagination, wonderful pacing, a touch of suspense, loveableĬharacters, and well-spun atmosphere to make the story of the Romanovs come However, well-doneĪnd appealing retellings of historical events are much rarer. Reviewįairy tale retellings are common in young adult fiction.

The history of the Romanov family is fascinating, and this retelling of the story is fast-paced and magical. Romanov is a story of love and a story of loss, a journey through a terrible and frightening time, full of hope and despair, anticipation and fear. She’s on one side of the firing squad and he’s on the other. Or get Zash, the handsome and unusual Bolshevik, to help them.Īnatasia is frightened of magic, but even more frightened that she isīeginning to like Zash. Romanovs, and Anastasia has two options to save her family: release the spell The leader of the Bolshevik army is hunting the She must smuggle a spell into her suitcase

Romanov by Nadine Brandes